Wheelbarrow.



C. HEWITT. WHEELBA'RROW.

Application filed Mar. 11, I902.)

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Patented June 17,, 1962. C. HEWITT.

WHEELBARROW.

(Application filed Mar. 11, 1902.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

oIIARLEs HEWITT, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WHEELBARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,428, dated June 17, 1902.

Application filedMarch 11. 1902- Serial No. 97,690. (1T0 model.)

To all whom it may concern: 1 U

Be it known that I, CHARLES-HEWITT, a citi Zen of the United States, residing at the city The principal object of'my invention is to' provide a wheelbarrowv for transporting coal' and other heavy articles, in which the box of the barrow is tiltingly supported .in aframe of peculiar construction and arrangement and in which the frame itself carries the wheels of the barrow.

The nature and scope of my invention will be more fully understood from the following description, takenfin connection with the ac-. companylng drawings, forming part hereof,

in which-- K, V Figure 1 is a side elevational View of awheelbarrow embodying main features of my invention. the same. Fig. 3 is a top or plan View, partly sectioned,of the wheelbarrow,theboxbeing removed. Fig.4is a longitudinal sectional View, enlarged,'of the frame of the barrow; and Fig.

5 is a detail view, enlarged, of the strap for supporting the retaining-catch for the box."

Referring to the drawings, a a represent the wheels of the barrow, and b the axle upon which said wheels rotate. The ends of the axle b are rounded, but the intermediate portion I) is preferably square incross-section. Adjacent to the interior face of each wheel a is arranged a right-angled standard d or d, the base d of each standard being horizontally arranged and bolted or otherwise secured directly to the axle b. The vertical member of eachstandard d and d projects upward to form a bearingfor a trunnion or pin 6 on either side of the box c of the barrow. 'lhehandlesf of-the barrow are preferably tubu1ar,with their inner ends flattened and restingupon the base d 'of each standard cl and d. A preferred means of securing the 'termediate of the ends ofsaid handle. .inclinedportion g rests upon theunderneath faceof the'axle and is preferably secured Fig. 2 is a rear endelevational view of,

The bases d of the standards trated in Fig. 4. The handles f are each braced by. the side frames 9 of the barrow. These side frames are angular, with a vertical portion 9 and an npwardly-inclined portio'n'g The vertical portion g is secured directly to one of the hollowtubular handles f in- The thereto by the bolt f and nut J. The angle of each frame 9 constitutes a foot for the entire framework of the barrow. These angular frames 9 are braced and secured to the handles to prevent lateral displacement by the following means: The two handles f are joined together by a horizontal strap h,arranged near the points where the angular frames g are secured to the handles. The foot or angleof each frame 9 is then connected to the center of the horizontal strap 71 by the brace piecem- This piece 2' has a horizontal portion bolted or otherwise fastened I to the strap 7t and from which project the outwardly-inclined legs secured to the frames g. The vertical member' g" of each frame 9 is also connectedto the vertical member of each standardd or d by the inclined brace-bar 70.

.By the arrangement of the standards,side frames, handles, and connecting-braces a very strong-yet light framework is provided, forming with" the wheels act a bearing orsupport for the axle b, as well as a support in which the box 6 may be readily tilted. To assist in tilting the box 6, a handle b is secured to the rear. face or wall of the box, and to prevent accidental tilting of the box e, is provided a spring-catch m. This catch m projects upward from a cross barm', which bar on is bolted or otherwise secured at its ends to the handles f, as illustrated in Fig. 5. "The-inpper end of the catch mis -hook-shaped and fits over the top edge of the rear wall'of' the box 6, as illustrated in-Fig.-1. Thecross-bar m not only serves as a support for the catch on, but it also serves as an additional brace for the handles f.

Having thus described the nature and object of myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a metal wheelbarrow, an axle and wheels, standardssecured to said axle and arranged in vertical alineinent therewith, a box pivotally secured to the upper ends of said standards and having its point of support beyond its central vertical axis, handles secured to said axle, a cross-bar connected with and arranged above said handles and below the pivotal point of said box and adapted to support the same atone end thereof, a spring arm or catch secured to said cross-bar and adapted 

